“[F]ull of adventurous precision,” a poet’s third poetry collection “digs into language that renders sonic, succinct, and imagistic lines.” And more: “Beautifully rendered, it offers the reader a full poetic experience.” —Steven Ross Smith reviews Empties, by Neil Surkan (Montreal: McGill-Queen’s UP, 2026) $19.95 / 9780228027317
Written “with wit and great insight,” a sophomore story collection often focussed “on women who live in world of uncertainty and stress,” conveys the unsteady state of mind that can occur when there’s always “one more thing to look out for.” —Bill Paul reviews Welcome to the Neighbourhood: Stories, by Clea Young (Toronto: House of Anansi, 2025) $22.99 / 9781487013196
“In a thriller populated with criminals and, possibly, a ghost, the scariest thing in this book is their marriage.” —Jessica Poon reviews Every Fall, by Angela Douglas (Toronto: Rising Action, 2025) $25.99/9781998076819
The Dad Dialogues: A Correspondence on Fatherhood (and the Universe)by George Bowering and Charles Demers Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press, 2016$17.95 / 9781551526621 Reviewed by Christian Fink-Jensen First published March 15, 2017 * Vancouver writers George Bowering, born in 1935, and Charles Demers, born in 1980, had daughters – Thea and Josephine – more than forty…
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